Overcoming Evil in the Last Days: Exposing Satan's Three Most Powerful Evil Strongholds; Racism, Witchcraft, and the Religious Spirit by Rick Joyner

Author:Rick Joyner [Joyner, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780768421781
Amazon: 0768421780
Goodreads: 348204
Published: 2005-08-29T14:34:37+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

VICTORY OVER WITCHCRAFT

IN REVELATION 12:11 WE SEE that the saints overcome satan by:

1.

the blood of the Lamb,

2.

the word of their testimony, and

3.

when they did not love their lives even unto death.

We overcome by the blood of the Lamb as we take our stand on what He has already accomplished for us by the cross.

The victory has already been won and there is no way we can lose, if we abide in Him.

The word of our testimony is the Scriptures. Every time the enemy challenged Jesus, He simply responded with Scripture, countering the enemy’s temptation with God’s truth.

If the Word Himself took His stand on the written Word, how much more should we? The Word of God is “…the sword of the Spirit…” (Eph. 6:17). With the sword we can deflect the blows from his deceptive words, as well as attack him. Of all the pieces of armor we are commanded to use, the sword is the only offensive weapon (see Eph. 6:10-18).

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OVERCOMING EVIL IN THE LAST DAYS

That they “…loved not their lives unto the death…” (Rev.

12:11 KJV), is the utter commitment to follow Him regardless of the price. We are called to take up our crosses daily, to do all things for the sake of the gospel, and to no longer live for ourselves but for Him. To the degree that we remain in self-centeredness, we will be vulnerable to the enemy’s attack.

When we have reckoned ourselves dead to this world, as crucified with Christ, then the enemy no longer has any access to us because he has no more access to Him. If we are dead to this world, what can be done to a dead person? It is impossible for the dead to be offended, to be tempted, to fear, to be depressed, or to be continually looking for the easy way out, because they have already paid the ultimate price.

All of these—the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony, and a commitment to lay down our lives—are required for spiritual victory. Anything less will fail to bring a complete victory. We may make occasional, halting advances, but we will sooner or later be pushed back. However, it is clear that at the end of the age an army of believers will be raised up who will not settle for occasional advances—they will have committed themselves to the fight and will not stop until there is the total victory. “The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains…” (Psalm 24:1). Until the earth has been completely recovered from the domain of satan, our fight is not over.

No one will fight to win if they do not believe victory is possible. Many teachings that declare the Church’s defeat before Christ’s return have been promulgated. Yet the whole prophetic testimony of Scripture is that the Lord, the Church, and the truth are going to prevail. Satan is indeed being cast down to the earth, bringing with him a time of trouble like the world has never known

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